NEWS BRIEFS: CANADA
10 March 2016
About 150 members of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, based at Valcartier, Quebec, have commenced training with the French Army in three different exercises to share their knowledge and skill.
8 March 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan today made a statement, on the occasion of International Women's Day, to honour the outstanding service of women in the Canadian Armed Forces and at the Department of National Defence.
7 March 2016
Soldiers from 5th Canadian Division’s Arctic Response Company Group deployed over the weekend to Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, to hone their skills in winter survival and enhance their combat skills in an extreme cold weather environment on Exercise STALWART GOOSE.
7 March 2016
The CAF has officially marked the transitioning of the Air Task Force-Iraq mission during a parade in Kuwait. Lieutenant-General Michael Hood, RCAF Commander, presided over the parade, which commemorated the contributions of all CAF members who have deployed to conduct and support air operations since the beginning of Operation IMPACT.
1 March 2016
Brigadier-General Stéphane Lafaut, Commander 2nd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force (East), yesterday presented the third clasp to the Canadian Forces’ Decoration to eight Canadian Rangers from Nunavik, each of whom have 42 years of dedicated service.
25 February 2016
Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs. He gave an overview of the work and challenges of the Office, and provided an assessment of the issues facing the organization. A full transcript (french and english) is provided here.
24 February 2016
Several hundred Canadian Army soldiers from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from Petawawa, Ontario, will conduct winter warfighting training in Norway with 13 NATO Allies and partners during Exercise COLD RESPONSE 2016 from March 1-9, 2016.
24 February 2016
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg returned to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt yesterday after a successful eight-and-a-half month deployment which included participation in Operations REASSURANCE and CARIBBE.
24 February 2016
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait in a number of ceremonies between February 24 to 29, 2016, to recognize Canada’s contribution to the First Gulf War and the service provided by veterans of the conflict.
23 February 2016
Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, announced that retired Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy) Steve Brunton has been selected as the “expert advisor” to assist the government on the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy.
23 February 2016
For the world to acknowledge that “Canada is back,” we need to put our money where our mouth is, says Colin Robertson in The Globe and Mail.
23 February 2016
The new commander of the Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force, Major Éric Beauchamp, assumed command from Major Simon Côté in Warsaw, Poland, last week.
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